Six fire crews worked the scene throughout the night, putting up an “ash guard” to monitor the possible emergence of new outbreaks in the burned area. Eight hours later, the fire was under control. But the images show permanent damage to the roof.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Once it’s safe to inspect the damage closely, local authorities will figure out how to proceed. They may try to source the same material used from the building’s original construction almost 80 years ago.<\/p>\n
The Valencian Fallas celebration is organized every year by the Valencian Regional Union in Mar del Plata. The 69th edition of the festival, as in previous years, was taking place in front of Colon Plaza. It’s a celebration with a message of cultural awareness that features different themes and structures each year.<\/p>\n
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This year, the theme was “construction or deconstruction” of the environment. To bring the ceremony to a close, the 12-meter-high (39 feet) Fallas statue was set on fire. It didn’t include pyrotechnics, in accordance with regulations that took effect in 2022, but culminated in a proxy light show.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The fire is what the locals refer to as the crem\u00e1, a type of cremation of the theme being displayed.<\/p>\n
The statue is always made of wood, paper, and other combustible materials, but there haven’t been incidents like this in the past. It only takes one accident to alter the course of history, though, and the statue’s design and event location are now up for debate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A routine celebration held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, almost turned into a complete disaster. The annual ceremony includes the symbolic burning of a characterized theme, such as politics or the environment. This year, wayward embers set fire to the roof of a historic building that houses a culture center and casino. The fire destroyed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":266430,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33810,81884],"tags":[82174,13363,81904],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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